Editing Bruceville-Eddy, Texas (section)

==History==
[[File:Bruceville Eddy Watertower 2019.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The water tower in Bruceville-Eddy highlighting the high school's mascot]]
The community of Bruceville-Eddy began as two separate settlements: Bruceville and Eddy. Both communities became stations on the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] (Katy Railroad) in 1882.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjb19 | title = Bruceville-Eddy, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = September 12, 2009}}</ref>

===Bruceville===
Bruceville was named for Lucien N. Bruce, who donated land for the railroad station. Most of Bruceville's residents came from the community of Mastersville, located two miles to the north, that the railroad had bypassed. By 1900, Bruceville had approximately 289 residents and several businesses. An independent school district was formed in 1904. A bank operated in Bruceville from 1907 to 1927. The community had a population around 500 during the 1930s and 1940s, but began to decline in the postwar years. By 1964, the number of inhabitants had fallen to 175 and decreased to just 25 in 1970.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/><ref name="Texas Handbook"/>

===Eddy===
Initially known as "Marvin", the community was renamed after the railroad arrived in 1882, to honor rail division superintendent Everett B. Eddy. By the mid-1880s, the community was home to 150 people, three general stores, two churches, a school, and a [[gristmill]]. Throughout the 1890s, Eddy continued to experience rapid growth, with some estimates placing the total population as high as 700. A bank opened in 1901 and received a national charter in 1915. In 1928, the schools in Bruceville and Eddy were consolidated, the first such merger in McLennan County. By the late 1920s, Eddy had roughly 450 residents. The population declined to 350 by the mid-1940s, but rose to around 600 in the 1960s as road improvements made commuting easier for locals.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/><ref name="Texas Handbook"/>

===Incorporation===
In April 1974, the communities of Bruceville and Eddy incorporated as a single entity known as Bruceville-Eddy.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bruceville-eddytx.com | title = Welcome to Bruceville-Eddy, Texas | publisher = City of Bruceville-Eddy, Texas | access-date = September 12, 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081220143851/http://www.bruceville-eddytx.com/ | archive-date = December 20, 2008 }}</ref> The population stood at 1,038 in 1980 and grew slightly to 1,075 by 1990. That figure rose further, to 1,490, by 2000.

Owing to its unique history, Bruceville-Eddy operated two separate post offices after it was incorporated. Eddy's post office, located at 100 Franklin Road, operates under the ZIP code 76524.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76524 Zip Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101333/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76524 |date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> The post office in Bruceville was located at 203 First Street and had the ZIP code 76630.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76330 Zip Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101344/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76330 |date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> On June 1, 2009, it was closed due to foundation problems that caused the building to be deemed unsafe. All postal operations were transferred to Eddy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tubb |first=Beverley K. |date=12 May 2009 |title=Letter to Postal Customers concerning suspension of postal operations at the Bruceville Post Office |url=http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/kxxv/docs/scan0028.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213406/http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/kxxv/docs/scan0028.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |website=United States Postal Service}}</ref>